First thing that comes to mind - MMM tabis.
World’s Oldest Socks
These odd, ancient socks are the earliest knitted items in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection and quite possibly the oldest socks in the world. Made in 300-499 AD, these Egyptian socks were excavated in the burial grounds of ancient Oxyrhynchus, a Greek colony on the Nile in central Egypt at the end of the 19th century. They have a divided toe and are designed to be worn with sandals.
Particularly intriguing is the technique used to construct these red wool socks. Called nålbindning, or single-needle knitting, this time-consuming process required only a single thread. The technique was frequently used for close-fitting garments for the head, feet and hands because of its elastic qualities. Primarily from prehistoric times, nålbindning came before the two-needle knitting that’s standard today; each needle was crafted from wood or bone that was “flat, blunt and between 6 -10 cm long, relatively large-eyed at one end or the eye is near the middle.”
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alwaysnevernyc: Rick Owens @ Salon 94
Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to see this Rick Owens furniture exhibit before it closes. Maybe after graduation :)
Rick Owen’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess” at Salon 94’s Upper East Side Gallery is the first showcase of the fashion designer’s furniture work. I headed up to the opening today, where Mr. Owens and his wife, Michele Lamy, were in attendance. On display, an amazing 1.5 ton alabaster…
Recently deceased Margiela collector’s archive is up for on-line sale. Some beautiful pieces…
